Ms. Simpson’s Class

Acrostic Poems! An acrostic is a poem in which the first letter of each line (or sentence, or paragraph) spells out a word or a message.

Acrostic Poem about Acrostic Poems!! A n acrostic poem C reates a challenge R andom words on a theme O r whole sentences that rhyme S elect your words carefully T o form a word from top to bottom I s the aim of this poetry style C hoose a word then go! Acrostic Poem about Acrostic Poems!!

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Color Poems! In this type of poem, you choose a color and relate that color to different types of events and characters. You can relate it to your emotions, feelings and senses too. White is the milk As tasty as could be. White are the clouds Like cotton balls in the sky. So is the light white That brightens my day

Color Poem Examples

How to Write a Color Poem? List 1: What things LOOK green? Grass, apples, markers List 2: What things SOUND green? Lawnmower, music, sigh List 3: What things SMELL green? Grass, rain, crayons, List 4: How does green FEEL? Warm, cool, soft, velvety List 5: What makes YOU FEEL green? Envy, illness, spring List 6: What things TASTE green? Candy, vegetables, pesto List 7: Can you think of green PLACES? Garden, forest, swamp

Green Green Green is apples, markers, and cool. Green is the taste of vegetables. Green smells like grass and rain. Green makes me feel envious. Green is the sound of a lawnmower and a sigh. Green is a garden, forest, and a swamp. Green is renewal. Green is beginning again. Green is spring.

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That’s it. Just three simple rules Cinquain Poems There are actually many different ways to write a cinquain, so I’m just going to teach you how to write a traditional cinquain, as it was defined by the poet who invented it. These are the rules: 1.Cinquains are five lines long. 2.They have 1 word in the first line, 2 in the second, 3 in the third, 4 in the fourth line, and just 1 in the last line. 3.Cinquains do not need to rhyme, but you can include rhymes if you want to. That’s it. Just three simple rules

First, you need to select a topic. You could…. Write about your favorite thing Write about something you don’t like Write about something you see around you Write about something that happens to you Brainstorming ideas For example, I know several things about ice cream, so I’ve put them down here: It is cold. It is yummy. It is sweet. I like eating it. These are just four ideas, but they are not yet a poem. To turn these ideas into a cinquain poem, we need to say them in a way that we have five lines with the right number of syllables on each line.

Some Examples: Kangaroo Big, red Bounding, leaping, thumping The symbol of Australia Marsupial Bedroom Messy, dirty Washing, vacuuming, dusting Hate cleaning my room Home

Structure of a Cinquain Title Description (2 words) Action (3 words) Feeling (4 words) Synonym for the title (1 word)

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Haiku Poems What is a Haiku? A haiku is an unrhymed three-line poem. It is based on a traditional Japanese poetic form. Though there are different ways to write haiku, the traditional pattern in English is to write the first and last lines with five syllables each, and the middle line with seven syllables. In other words, the pattern of syllables looks like this: Line 1: 5 syllables Line 2: 7 syllables Line 3: 5 syllables

What do we write about? Most often, haiku poems are about seasons or nature, though you can write your own haiku about anything you like. If you don’t want to write about nature, and would prefer to write haiku about candy or sports, that is perfectly okay. One more thing to keep in mind is that the last line of a haiku usually makes an observation. That is, the third line points out something about the subject you are writing about. Let’s see how we can put these few rules together get your started writing your own haiku poems.

Some Examples: Winter is coming. Snow will be arriving soon. We should rake the leaves. Tired cat sleeps all night. He needs lots of rest for a Long day of napping. My homework is late. My dog ate it this morning. I sure like my dog.

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Limericks A limerick has five lines. The last word of lines one, two and five rhyme. The last words of lines three and four rhyme. The words in a limerick are designed to have a rhythm. Make sure you know what rhyme sounds like before moving on!

Some Examples: There was a young lady from Leeds Who swallowed a package of seeds. Now this sorry young lass Is quite covered in grass, But has all the tomatoes she needs. A circus performer named Brian Once smiled as he rode on a lion. They came back from the ride, But with Brian inside, And the smile on the face of the lion. There was a young fellow named Flynn Who was really remarkably thin. When he carried a pole People said, “Bless my soul! What a shock to find out you’ve a twin.”

Creating a Limerick.. Make a note of a place or a person’s name and write down all the words you can think of that rhyme with it. Make sure you have chosen an easy word to rhyme with. 2. Decide on two of your rhyming words that can be connected in some way. These will be the last words of lines two and five. My words are ___________ and __________________- What will happen in the middle? Think about what might need to happen to connect your two words together. 3. Complete the same steps for lines three and four. 4. Now it’s time to put it altogether. There once was a ______________ from ______________________- _______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

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